1-6, HANOVER STREET
1-6, HANOVER STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1396165
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1950
- List Entry Name:
- 1-6, HANOVER STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 1-6, HANOVER STREET
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1396165
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- 1-6, HANOVER STREET
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1-6, HANOVER STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- 1-6, HANOVER STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 75646 66026
Details
HANOVER STREET 656-1/0/0 (West side) Nos.1-6 (Consec) 12/06/50
GV II
Six terrace houses stepped uphill from No.1 to left. Late C18 with late C19 alterations. MATERIALS: Limestone ashlar, double pitched slate roofs with moulded stacks to party walls. PLAN: Double depth plans. EXTERIOR: Three storeys and basements, single-window range except No.1 which has two-window range. Parapets, cornices and entablatures, ground floor platbands and many C18 hand-thrown chimney pots. Distinctive panelling to front doors, two-panels to base, one diagonally set square panel to top with knocker to centre. Some remaining ten/ten-pane sash windows to basements. No.1 has two-window range, left hand bay cants back with shallow segmental bay. Tripartite windows, six/six-pane sashes to second floor, plate glass to rest, one horned six/six-pane sash to second floor right. Six-panel door with narrow overlight to right. No.2 has door to left, six/six-pane sash window to left of centre, windows to right have chamfered jambs, eight/eight-pane sashes. No.3 has single-window range with door to right. Six/six-pane tripartite sashes to upper floors with wide wrought iron balconette to first and ground floors. No.4 similar with margin panes to ground floor window and no balconettes. No.5 similar to No.4. No.6, Hanover House, faces north. Entrance front right return of terrace. Symmetrical three-window range. Second floor has six/six-margin paned windows, various windows to first floor with good trellised balconettes. Six-panel door glazed to top flanked on left by segmental arched recess with plate glass sash window and on right by single storey block to right with cornice and parapet and plate glass window. Left return facing street has eight/eight-pane sashes and blind windows to upper floors and plate glass sashes to ground floor. INTERIOR: Of No.2 open-well, open-string staircase with stick balusters and mahogany handrail, blocks to upper corners of reeded architraves and six-panel doors. Stone stairs to basement which has stone-flagged floor, stone skirtings, cast iron kitchen range with back boiler (made in Bath), brick cistern and tap and vault under road. Inspected by Bath Council c1980. No. 5 has timber stairs with cut string, mahogany rail. Fine original marble fireplace and grate. HISTORY: The Deeds of No.2 date from 1796.
Listing NGR: ST7564666026
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 511574
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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